Netflix actually gained 1.7 million subscribers in the three months to June, but that fell well short of the 2.5 million subscribers it expected to add. This is at least partly due to an uptick in the number of people cancelling their subscriptions, which seems to have taken Netflix CEO Reed Hastings by surprise.

“Gross additions were on target, but churn ticked up slightly and unexpectedly, coincident with the press coverage in early April of our plan to un-­grandfather longer tenured members and remained elevated through the quarter. We think some members perceived the news as an impending new price increase rather than the completion of two years of grandfathering.”

Microsoft Gears Up For the Xbox S

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One S, the newest addition to the Xbox family, will land on August 2, 2016. That’s just two weeks away from today. The Xbox One S isn’t a new generation of hardware, it’s just a refined version of the original Xbox OneMicrosoft Xbox One Review And GiveawayMicrosoft Xbox One Review And GiveawayThe console wars are officially raging, and we've had sufficient time with both of them. That begs the question: how does the Xbox One compare?Read More. However, it does come with some significant improvements.

The Xbox One S is 40 percent smaller than the original model, and comes with a built-in power supply (so say goodbye to that gigantic power brick). This slimmer, more elegant design means it can be used vertically as well as horizontally. One of the three USB has also been moved to the front of the console.

Only the 2TB model of the Xbox One S is launching on Aug. 2, with 1TB and 500GB models expected later in the year. The 2TB Xbox One S will cost $399 (or local equivalent), and initially be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Netflix Nabs New Star Trek Series

Netflix has struck a deal to stream the brand new series of Star Trek to viewers in 188 countries around the world. Basically, everywhere that has Netflix that isn’t the United States and Canada. North American Star Trek fans will have to pay for CBS All Access to watch the new series.

This essentially means Star Trek fans outside of North America are getting a better deal than those inside the United States and Canada. The new Star Trek has been developed to help CBS All Access, which offers CBS shows on demand for $5.99-per-month,some traction in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Behold This Live-Action Futurama Film

And finally, some bright sparks have decided to make a live-action movie of Futurama, and the results are creepy to say the least. This is just the trailer, but if the Fan-O-Rama website is to be believed, this will eventually be a full, fan-made film.

There’s one huge problem with Fan-O-Rama, which is that in an effort to replicate the look of Futurama as accurately as possible, all of the characters are monstrous abominations. With the notable exception of Bender, obviously, because Bender is Bender.

While we applaud the impressive effort that’s gone into this so far, we can’t help thinking Matt Groening’s beloved show should be left well alone. [H/T Reddit]

Your Views on Today’s Tech News

Are you one of those people who cancelled Netflix because of the price hike? Are you likely to buy the new Xbox S? Will you be watching the new Star Trek on Netflix? If you’re an HTC Vive owner what do you think of Trials on Tatooine? Do you agree that Futurama should be left as an animated classic?

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Why I'm thinking of dropping Netflix, I have 200 saved items, missing items in sets or old movies that are no longer available. Forget that the change to the display of your queue is so slow and shows only a fraction of what it use to. Not to mention their lack of animation titles, the main reason I joined Netflix so many years ago. Also no shipping on Saturday, going from 6 days to 5 days, really in this day and age.

Exciting news about Star Trek, I can't wait to watch it on Netflix!
I'm also excited about the release of the Xbox One S next week, but I'm surprised you didn't mention it's biggest selling point: It has a 4K UHD BluRay player and that's the main reason I'm buying it.